After more than 25 years of living, working and playing on Cape Cod we have a lot to share about the area. Our blog topics run the gamut from fun things to do, working with contractors, and homeownership tips and tricks, so check back frequently to see what's new. If you have questions or would like to learn more about Cape Cod or owning property on this beautiful peninsula please contact us for more information and to set up a showing for any listing.
October and November Review:
The end of the year is shaping up to be much as we expected. Inventory remains tight as both sellers and and buyers concentrate on the holidays more than selling or purchasing homes. As a result, we have been seeing inventory dwindle, yet we are also now seeing some other interesting trends [...]
September Review:
The Cape Cod real estate market continues the trend of low inventory, high prices, and favoring sellers. While inventory is up from the low last winter, it is still on par with 2021, meaning we haven't seriously started to improve this aspect of the market by increasing the number of homes for sale. Additionally, new [...]
August Review:
The Cape Cod real estate market remains low on inventory and high on confusion. We have been inundated these last weeks with requests for a quick look into our crystal ball and an idea about when the top, or bottom, of the market will be. Unfortunately our crystal ball only reliably predicts the next day of the week. The [...]
July Review:
The Cape Cod real estate market remains heavily seller favored with low inventory, high prices and quick sales. However, as we noted last month, the furious buyer demand seems somewhat [...]
May and June Review -- Double Issue:
Well we're back after taking a brief hiatus last month. So what's been going on in the Cape Cod real estate market for the past two months? Much the same as before but with some signs of change. Let's jump [...]
April Review:
The Cape Cod real estate market remains crazy. Median price continues to climb and metrics such as inventory and new listings remain low. Don't be deceived by the bump in inventory between March and April either. True enough there were 324 single family homes for sale at the end of April; however, fewer than 100 of those [...]
March Review:
The Cape Cod real estate market continues to languish in abysmally low inventory levels. For comparison, the number of homes for sale in March in Barnstable county in the years before the pandemic were; 2017 : 2,412 --- 2018 : 1,971 --- 2019 : 2,288 --- 2020 : [...]
February Review:
We hate sounding like a broken record, but here goes anyway. Inventory is as low as we have seen and continues to decline. When drilling down into homes less than $650k, the dearth is even more concerning. At the time of writing (3/15), there are 38 single family homes for sale in Barnstable County for less than [...]
We’ve spilled gallons of ink this year describing how difficult the market is for buyers and speculating about the policy and housing production solutions needed to turn things around. But what about buyers who need to buy something right now? Are they out of luck? Absolutely not!! The market may be crazy, but there is a method to the [...]
Cape Cod vacation rentals had another incredible year in 2021. After many months cooped up by the pandemic, we saw exceptional bookings and many happy returning tenants who did not rent in 2020. There were a few points that we found very interesting after letting our heads clear from the heat of the [...]